When DeRon Hayes played at SLUC Nancy in the mid-2000s, it was not uncommon to see his son walking the alleys of the Gentilly Sports Palace when he was not in kindergarten. At that time, who would have thought that little Killian would go down in French basketball history fifteen years later?
Become a basketball player like his dad, winner of the Semaine des As and triple finalist of the French championship with SLUC Nancy between 2004 and 2007, Killian Hayes was chosen seventh in the NBA draft by the Detroit Pistons, on Wednesday night in Thursday. Never has a Frenchman been chosen so high during this large annual players’ scholarship for the North American championship.
The previous record was held by Frank Ntikilina, chosen at 8e ranked by the New York Knicks in 2017. Tony Parker, the greatest French basketball player in history, was only selected 28th by the San Antonio Spurs in 2001.
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Trained in Cholet then left to play in Germany (in Ulm), Killian Hayes will discover the best league in the world in a few weeks when he is only 19 years old. For the greatest pride of his dad …
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